In the news – 15 March 2016

Professor Anthony Glees was interviewed about:

• a Luton mother’s concerns about the Prevent counter-radicalisation programme and her young son on BBC Three Counties Radio
• the IS jihadi recruitment files on the BBC TV News Channel
• the statement by the national head of counter-terrorism that the UK must expect a major IS attack at any time on BBC Radio Oxford
• the Syrian crisis on BBC 3 Counties Radio JVS Show
• the government’s new data interception plans and the latest terror attacks in Turkey and Ivory Coast on LBC Radio

Print appearances:

• “Isis documents leak: Experts disagree on whether ‘recruitment files’ are genuine”, The Independent, 10 March
• “The leak of thousands of ISIS documents will have a ‘massive propaganda impact’ on the group”, Business Insider, 10 March
• “IS recruitment files authentic: Germany”, IOL, 11 March
• The Times (5 March) published a correcting rejoinder by Professor Glees after making inaccurate claims.
• Scottish Islamic State member used preacher banned from UK for a reference when joining, Herald Scotland, 13 March
• Security services trawl Islamic State dossier in hunt for ‘clean skin’ terrorists, Daily Telegraph, 11 March

Other appearances:

Professor Glees was invited to and attended the Global Coalition Counter-Daesh Communications Cell in the Durbar Court. This is a UK coordinated information resource to be used by all those involved in the war against Daesh. Dr Steffi Dornschneider (an expert on jihadism) and Bayan Asa’d (a Palestinian MA student from Jordan) also attended.